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John Woodward - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-07-17

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John Woodward - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-07-17
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14165
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. John Woodward
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Ralph Thoresby
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . July 17, 1703
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Hunter 1832, vol. 2 pp. 26-91, Burnett 2020b, p. 1236 n. 5282
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Quintillus , Roman
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'As to the coin of Quintillus, it is well it was, as you express it, but poorly preserved, and of no great value, for I assure you I never saw it to this hour: if it was not taken out of the letter by the way, I dropped it in the street; which I might easily enough do, for I happened to be going out in haste just as the postman brought my letters, all of which I opened as I went along the street, to see whom they came from, but read none of them till I came to the other end of the town, where I was sorry to see mention made of that coin, and wished you had given me notice of it beforehand, or sent it some other way. At my return, I sent to search in that part of the street where I opened the letter, but in vain.' (Hunter 1832, vol. 2 pp. 26-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 1236 n. 528)

References

  1. ^  Hunter, J. (ed.)(1832) Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby, FRS, London.
  2. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.